22 Will they who (A)devise evil not go astray?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

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22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
    if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.

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34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.

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34 Godliness makes a nation great,
    but sin is a disgrace to any people.

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Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

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There is treasure in the house of the godly,
    but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

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The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But (B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
    but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves the one who (A)pursues righteousness.

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The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
    but he loves those who pursue godliness.

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29 The Lord is (A)far from the wicked,
But He (B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

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17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
One who watches his way protects his [a]life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul

17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
    whoever follows that path is safe.

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A righteous person who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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The godly walk with integrity;
    blessed are their children who follow them.

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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
Because they (A)refuse to act with justice.

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The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.

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10 The soul of the wicked desires evil;
His (A)neighbor is shown no compassion in his eyes.

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10 Evil people desire evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

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18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
    and traitors in place of the honest.

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27 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with evil intent!

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27 The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
    especially when it is offered with wrong motives.

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